Lilli Paasikivi

Lilli Katriina Paasikivi-Ilves (b. 22 July 1965 in Imatra, Finland) is a Finnish mezzo-soprano. She has been the artistic director of the Finnish National Opera since 1 August 2013.

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• Lilli paasikivi interviewed
• Lilli paasikivi perttu kivilaakso ja mikko siren nothing else matters
• Partial discography
• References

Her roles have included Marguerite (in Opera North's La damnation de Faust ) and Octavian (in Der Rosenkavalier). She has also performed as Fricka in Das Rheingold with the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle. In 2007, she performed as Ariel in Sibelius's incidental music to The Tempest at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in the 42nd BBC Prom. In April 2008, she performed Ernest Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In November 2008, she sang Elgar's Sea Pictures and The Dream of Gerontius with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Partial discography

Sibelius, Kullervo, Op. 7 with Osmo Vänskä conducting the Lahti Symphony Orchestra with the Helsinki University Chorus with Raimo Laukka

Sibelius, incidental music to Belshazzar's Feast, with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä

Sibelius, incidental music to The Tempest with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä

Sibelius, The Maiden in the Tower with the Estonian Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Järvi

Stravinsky, Le sacre du printemps and Mavra with the Gothenburg Symphony under Benjamin Zander

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 3 and No. 2 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Järvi

Alma Mahler, Complete Songs with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jorma Panula

Einojuhani Rautavaara, Rasputin, recorded with Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Mikko Franck, together with Jorma Hynninen (Baritone), Jyrki Anttila (Tenor), Riikka Rantanen (Mezzo Soprano), Ritva-Liisa Korhonen (Soprano), Jyrki Korhonen (Bass), Gabriel Suovanen (Baritone), Matti Salminen (Bass), and Lassi Virtanen (Tenor)

Kunniaa veisatkaa joulukonsertti (with other artists)

Joulu tullut on (Finnish Christmas songs), with conductor Ulf Söderblom and the Jyväskylä Sinfonia

Äidiltä Lapselle, with Pentti Kotiranta (piano)

Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius, with Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Mark Tucker (tenor) and David Wilson-Johnson (baritone). Nominated for an ARIA Award in 2012.